(6) THE Ohio State vs. (11) Dayton, Thurs 3/20, 12:15p ET, CBS

[buckeyesin07]

Thompson is playing well.

On the offensive end. Not on the defensive end--after hitting a three, Thompson fell asleep and let his man hit a three right back, which ignited a 7-0 Dayton run and is responsible for the 3-point Dayton lead at the half.

 

[Jake]

Poor offensive half for the Bucks and we're only down three. We need Ross to score and have to play better defense in the paint. I hope Thad is in Amir's ear about being more aggressive. He and Trey each have one foul so there's no reason to be soft coming out of the locker room.

 

[buckeyesin07]

Ross has to get going offensively. He's done next to nothing and the game is close. If he gets his I think we'll be okay but he'll need a big half.

He looked very good out of the gates--started the game 2-3 from the field. But the rest of the half he went 0-4.

 

[bkochmc]

Ross has to get going offensively. He's done next to nothing and the game is close. If he gets his I think we'll be okay but he'll need a big half.

Yep... Ross shooting under 30% isn't going to cut it. Still plenty of time and OSU has been a 2nd half team late in the season. Not time to get worried yet.

 

[OhioState001]

It must be very hard for Thad to decide who to play between Smith, Scott, and ADV. They all have their positives and they all have some pretty big negatives.

 

[bkochmc]

On the offensive end. Not on the defensive end--after hitting a three, Thompson fell asleep and let his man hit a three right back, which ignited a 7-0 Dayton run and is responsible for the 3-point Dayton lead at the half.

Thanks... I'm listening on internet radio so obviously I only know what the commentators are saying.

 

[buckeyesin07]

Poor offensive half for the Bucks and we're only down three.

I'm not sure if I agree with the statement that it was a poor offensive half--OSU was 44% from the field and 86% from the foul line. That's a very good offensive half for this OSU team.

 

[Jake]

He looked very good out of the gates--started the game 2-3 from the field. But the rest of the half he went 0-4.

Yep, and he started looking at the refs each time he failed to score. You're not always going to get the call. He has to play through that stuff and be more assertive.

 

[Jake]

I'm not sure if I agree with the statement that it was a poor offensive half--OSU was 44% from the field and 86% from the foul line. That's a very good offensive half for this OSU team.

The Bucks are on pace for 60 points. That's not going to win a lot of games.

 

[cincibuck]

Why would a Big Ten team schedule a home and home with Dayton? Obviously, it would be great for Dayton but it does nothing for Ohio State, for example. It's like Boise State insisting on home and homes then crying that no one will play them. Sure their arena is smaller, the money is less, and Dayton/Boise have a lot to gain and little to lose, but go play them in their house anyway. After all, they want to play a home and home with you.

That's not going to happen.

I don't believe the Buckeyes should schedule anybody in state, especially a non-D1 school, and especially especially a private school, BUT Dayton's home venue is comparable in size and the Flyers draw better. Those of you not raised in Dayton don't realize the support behind the flyers. It's been there since the 40's. That's why the first round of the NCAAs are held in Dayton.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Yep... Ross shooting under 30% isn't going to cut it. Still plenty of time and OSU has been a 2nd half team late in the season. Not time to get worried yet.

 

[buckeyeintn]

Turn up the defensive intensity to start the half and use it to start a run. That's the key for this team.
Look for Q to score 10-14 this half.

 

[Jake]

Yep... Ross shooting under 30% isn't going to cut it. Still plenty of time and OSU has been a 2nd half team late in the season. Not time to get worried yet.

 

[Onebuckfan]

Clamp down on Seibert this half ..He will be looking to go off for 10+ of his own!

 

[buckeyesin07]

The Bucks are on pace for 60 points. That's not going to win a lot of games.

The problem today isn't (for once) the offensive side of the ball. Dayton shooting 50% from the field is the issue.